You will be required to submit video tape of your task performance in order to complete this Clinical Mentorship. Therefore, you will be required to have access to a video camera in order to complete this course

This Clinical Mentorship will require the student to work in a veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor (veterinarian or accredited Veterinary Technician). This Clinical Mentorship focuses on the principles of operating room (OR) procedures, patient and instrument preparation for surgery and the duties of the circulating nurse and the scrub nurse.
In order to achieve the goals for this Clinical Mentorship, the tasks must be performed to the level of competency as outlined by the Criteria listed in the Criteria Handbook and Log Book for each task. The student is responsible for providing documentation for each task as defined by the Materials Submitted for Evaluation and Verification section on each task. In addition to the documentation, the student will be evaluated by the Clinical Mentorship site supervisor on how well the student met the outlined Criteria for each task. Final approval of successful performance and completion of the Clinical Mentorship will be made by the Purdue University instructor in charge of the Clinical Mentorship based upon the documentation provided by the student.
The Purdue University instructor in charge has the option to require additional documentation if, in their judgment, the student has not performed the task to the level set by the Criteria, or if the documentation does not clearly demonstrate this.
Documentation of completed tasks is essential to validating the educational process and insuring that the performance of graduates of the Veterinary Technology Distance Learning Program meets the standards of quality required by the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine faculty and the American Veterinary Medical Association accrediting bodies.

Course Objectives:

The basics of operating room procedures

The basics of patient care before, during and after a surgical procedure

The basics of proper record keeping for patients

The basics of the duties as circulating nurse and scrub nurse

The basics of instrument care and preparation

The basics of post surgical clean-up

Tasks:

Prepare a surgical pack for sterilization

Sterilize instruments and supplies

Open a gown and gloves

Position patients for 1of the following procedures: laparotomy, orthopedic procedures